http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2024(IX-II).02
10.31703/gsssr.2024(IX-II).02
Published : Jun 2024
China's Expanding Influence in the Asia-Pacific: Strategic Implications for the United States
The United States is increasingly active in the Asia-Pacific region to safeguard its global interests. As China’s economic power grows, it is posing challenges to U.S. hegemony. In response, the U.S. has formed alliances like AUKUS and the QUAD, emphasizing its Asia-Pacific policy to counter China. In contrast, China is expanding its economic influence by investing in infrastructure projects and the BRICS bank. China’s strategic approach, akin to Sun Tzu’s principles, aims to position opponents in situations with no escape. Both countries find themselves in Thucydides’ trap, where conflict seems inevitable. Geoeconomic interests now play a crucial role, shifting the focus away from traditional battlefield warfare due to nuclear deterrence.
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Asia-Pacific, United States, Strategic Implications, Diplomatic Relations
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(1) Muhammad Soban Arif
Undergraduate, Department of International Relations, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Qasim Shahzad Gill
PhD, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
(3) Ghulam Mustafa
Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Arif, M. S., Gill, Q. S., & Mustafa, G. (2024). China's Expanding Influence in the Asia-Pacific: Strategic Implications for the United States. Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, IX(II), 13-30. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2024(IX-II).02
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CHICAGO : Arif, Muhammad Soban, Qasim Shahzad Gill, and Ghulam Mustafa. 2024. "China's Expanding Influence in the Asia-Pacific: Strategic Implications for the United States." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, IX (II): 13-30 doi: 10.31703/gsssr.2024(IX-II).02
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HARVARD : ARIF, M. S., GILL, Q. S. & MUSTAFA, G. 2024. China's Expanding Influence in the Asia-Pacific: Strategic Implications for the United States. Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, IX, 13-30.
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MHRA : Arif, Muhammad Soban, Qasim Shahzad Gill, and Ghulam Mustafa. 2024. "China's Expanding Influence in the Asia-Pacific: Strategic Implications for the United States." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, IX: 13-30
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MLA : Arif, Muhammad Soban, Qasim Shahzad Gill, and Ghulam Mustafa. "China's Expanding Influence in the Asia-Pacific: Strategic Implications for the United States." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, IX.II (2024): 13-30 Print.
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OXFORD : Arif, Muhammad Soban, Gill, Qasim Shahzad, and Mustafa, Ghulam (2024), "China's Expanding Influence in the Asia-Pacific: Strategic Implications for the United States", Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, IX (II), 13-30
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TURABIAN : Arif, Muhammad Soban, Qasim Shahzad Gill, and Ghulam Mustafa. "China's Expanding Influence in the Asia-Pacific: Strategic Implications for the United States." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review IX, no. II (2024): 13-30. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2024(IX-II).02